Are you a map aficionado interested in geosciences, cartographic history, or digital humanities looking for an opportunity to explore the vast cartographic collections of the Geography and Map Division for a rewarding research experience? If so, we are pleased to announce that we are again accepting applications for the Philip Lee Phillips Society Fellowship at the Library of Congress!
Two fellowships are available to qualified scholars, funded by the donors of the Philip Lee Phillips Society and supported by the John W. Kluge Center. The fellowship provides a stipend of $11,500 for an eight-week residency at the Geography and Map Division with the requirement of utilizing materials from its collections for research in the history of cartography, Geographic Information Science (GIS), digital humanities or a related field. A possibility of an additional $2,000 as an honorarium for a lecture and publication may be offered to fellows by the Geography and Map Division.
The deadline to submit your application is September 15, 2024. There are no degree requirements, but applicants must have a history of successful accomplishment in the field of geography, cartography, or history and have a record of publication commensurate with a senior fellowship of this kind.
For full details on the Philip Lee Phillips Map Society Fellowship and links for applying through the Kluge Center online portal, visit the official fellowship website.
John Cloud, a current 2024 PLPS fellow, has been working on comparing 16th and 20th century cartographies of the artic and boreal regions in azimuthal projections.
For more information about the fellowship, please contact the John W. Kluge Center by phone at (202) 707-3302, or by email at [email protected].